Niche

“What defines cooking in Missouri” might be a less-than-electrifying matter outside the region, but this St. Louis haven for local ingredients and worldly technique makes a case for stoking interest from well outside.

Del Campo

The elevated South American fare on offer at Washington, D.C.’s Del Campo draws on a fiery spirit and fiery cast of mind — literally, as much of the menu hews toward the traditions of South American barbecue.

The Ordinary

In Charleston, S.C., this self-described “seafood hall” by the operators of the vaunted restaurant Fig offers up the bounties of the ocean in an old 1920s bank building reimagined for different, more delicious purposes.

Napolese

This second location of Indianapolis’s beloved artisanal pizzeria set up shop downtown and started slinging out the pies (tastefully and with grace) to admirers of seasonal ingredients and evolved tastes.

Would your customers take to a peanut agrodolce? Would they order a butter tasting or hickory ice cream? Nation’s Restaurant News’ inaugural class of National Tables — popular restaurants from outside of our 10 regularly featured cities — shows that culinary adventurers are everywhere. Yes, Pittsburgh diners do like octopus ceviche with plantains, and in Indianapolis they like braised short rib on pizza.

Take a look at these 10 restaurants that have attracted national attention.